Rudraveena (TV series): Difference between revisions

'''''Rudraveena''''' '''or ''Rudraveenai'' is a Tamil [[Mystery film|mystery]]-[[Thriller film|suspense]] television series directed by Rakesh Sinha. It is an adaptation of [[Indra Soundar Rajan]]'s book of the same name. From 21 April 2002 to 22 February 2004, the series broadcast 106 episodes on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] on Wednesdays at 8:30&nbsp;p.m. local time. ''Rudraveena'' replaced another [[Mystery film|mystery]]-[[Thriller film|suspense]] series in its time slot called ''Thandhira Bhoomi''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rangarajan|first=Malathi|title= Fascination for the mysterious |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/01/16/stories/2009011650520400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221115840/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/01/16/stories/2009011650520400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2009|accessdate=20 August 2010|date=16 January 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> This series was remade in [[Malayalam]] bearing the same name, but with significant changes to the story. However, the past segment with Baba was dubbed from the Tamil version.'''

 

 

'''Rudra Veenai is a nail biting tele series, based on Indra Sounder Rajan's novel of the same name. Rudhra Veenai is about a Veena, which have something like a magical power. Hearing different types of tunes have many positive effects on the listener. In the year of 1701 AD, an old man from the Northern Regions of India, called Baba, goes on a trail by legs to the a small village, Thodipuram in the Southern State of Tamil Nadu. He carries the Rudhra Veena on his shoulders and is on the quest to return to Lord Shiva, on Navaratri, in the village of Thodipuram.'''

'''Who the real Rudhran is? Where does the Veena go? Who plays the Veena every night? What is causing the heavy protection around the Rani Bungalow? Why are the Dasi women going to the Bungalow at night and doing some mysterious Poojai? All these are answered as the show progresses.'''

 

*'''Y. G. Mahendra as "Sakthi Upasagar" Narasimha Barathi, a devotee of Mother Goddess who came to Thodipuram to acquire the Rudraveenai in order to reclaim the eyesight of his blind wife and also to reconstruct his poverty stricken hometown Sakthipuram. Initially shown to be the antagonist of the series but later revealed to be one of the main protagonists of the series(AD 2003)'''

*'''Megha Rajan (replaced by Vanaja) as Mythili, Pattar's mute elder daughter, Sankaran and Gayathri's sister. She is the incarnation of Mother Goddess and destined to marry Rudhran, who is Lord Shiva. (AD 2003)'''